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i dont know, im like that too, and people say 'Why are you so depressed today, what happened?' and i feel like screaming at them becuase im SICK of saying 'nothing happened' becuase it makes me feel as if i have no excuse for being so depressed....

hugs xx

its brain hormones or something, out of balance...thats a theory anyway.

i think despite those setback days, you are still making progress. just every now and then a big bad BAD DAY hits you and takes you back a tiny step. but you will get there!!!

*hugs* I guess we just have to be happy with the moments of happiness we receive. Today I am having a great day- I have no reason why I should be so optimistic. I am very upbeat, compared to yesterday when everything felt to be doomed and hopeless. Moodswings are annoying, but I thank God when I'm down that I know soon it'll swing the other way for me.

I'm sorry you are feeling so poorly. If you are on meds, you should be a little more balanced with your peeks and valleys not so noticeable. I would definitely talk to you pdoc and tell him/her that what you're taking is not working. If you are going to a regular gp, get a pdoc

The first few weeks I was on Prozac were like that. At first I just noticed that I felt better for part of the day. When I researched it, I learned that the time when I was feeling better coincided exactly with the peak plasma concentration of Prozac. Gradually I felt better for more and more of each day, although there would still be occasional really low periods for no discernible reason.

After six weeks, most of this process of reaching steady state (maintaining a constant plasma concentration from one dose to the next) should be done, although everyone is different and variation of a few weeks one way or the other is also normal. It could mean that Prozac is working, but that the dose isn't quite right. When will you see your doctor again?

I see my doctor again at the end of this month, but I also set up an appointment with a pdoc. I didn't agree with my regular doctors diagnosis of bipolar, the manic part just isn't there, so I decided to get a second opinion from a pdoc. I'll just have to hang in there until then. Right now I'm so thankful that I'm an addict, if I didn't have those meetings to go to I think I would have lost it by now. I feel such a sense of belonging when I'm there, I just forget all about my depression for an hour.

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